Revelation 6:13
in Revelation 6and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
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ASV
and the stars of the heaven fell unto the earth, as a fig tree casteth her unripe figs when she is shaken of a great wind.
KJV
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
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This verse in Revelation 6
Commentary
14 notes on this verse"And the stars too shall fall from heaven, even as a fig-tree casteth her green figs when she is shaken of a mighty wind." "The mountains shall melt like wax at the presence of the Lord; " that is, "when He riseth to shake terribly the earth.
This site's exposition
there was a great earthquake
on Revelation 6:12-14
The sixth seal brings the signs of the Day of the LORD: the sun became black like sackcloth, as in Joel 2:31. The sky receded like a scroll, as in Isaiah 34:4. Some read a literal upheaval, others an idiom for fallen powers.
This site's exposition
like unripe figs dropping from a tree
Wesley holds that the stars will truly fall toward the earth, whatever size astronomers give them. Victorinus, on verse 12, reads the darkened sun and the blood red moon as figures of doctrine obscured and of the church's martyrs. Tertullian quotes the fig picture from Isaiah 34:4.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers3 voices
A commentator
Victorinus of PettauCommentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John · Written before 304.
proposed
"And the stars fell to the earth." The falling of the stars are the faithful who are troubled for Christ's sake. "Even as a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs." The fig-tree, when shaken, loses its untimely figs-when men are separated from the Church by persecution.
The stars signify those in the church who for a time seem, according to human opinion, to stand out from the number of the elect, but who, when the fury of a sharp persecution comes near, are said to fall from their high status as …
The stars of the sky fell to the earth, it is said, happened either by chance and was perceptible; if not, the account suggests that the heavenly light ceased, and everything was darkened (Luke 23:44-45, Matt. 27:45, Mark 15:33).
The Medieval Church2 voices
"The stars fell." As has been already written of those deceived by Antiochus, this refers also to those who think themselves to be lights of the world but who will fall, being crushed by the events of that time, as the Lord said, "to lead …
And the stars of heaven fell upon the earth, as the fig tree casteth its green figs when it is shaken by a great wind. Heaven is the Church of the saints, which, as it contains countless lives of saints, shines in the night of …
6 more voices on this verse
The Medieval Church1 voice
And the stars fell to the earth, etc. Those who shine outwardly in the Church, driven by the wind of the final persecution, will be shown to have been earthly. Their deeds are rightly compared to the gross, immature, useless, and perishable fruits of the …
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
And the stars fell to, or towards, the earth - Yea, and so they surely will, let astronomers fix their magnitude as they please. As a fig tree casteth its untimely figs, when it is shaken by a mighty wind - How sublimely is the violence of that shaking expressed by this comparison!
), and that as a fig-tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind. The stars may signify all the men of note and influence among them, though in lower spheres of activity; there should be a general desolation. (5.) The heaven should depart as a scroll when it is rolled together.
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation+unbalanced-parens
2 And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer. Christ, the Lamb, opens the first seal; he now enters upon the great work of opening and accomplishing the purposes of God towards the church and the world.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-run:32w-of-60
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth,.... All the other inferior deities lost their esteem, worship, and honour; for the idol temples being now opened, the idols and statues were exposed to the common people, and were found to be stuffed with hay and straw, which brought them into great contempt (l).
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
The stars of heaven - The gods and goddesses, demi-gods, and deified heroes, of their poetical and mythological heaven, were prostrated indiscriminately, and lay as useless as the figs or fruit of a tree shaken down before ripe by a tempestuous wind.
The words behind it
19 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → | 9120 times |
| οἱ | hoi | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ἀστέρες | asteres | stars | G792 → | 24 times |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| οὐρανοῦ | ouranou | of heaven | G3772 → | 272 times |
| ἔπεσαν | epesan | fell | G4098 → | 90 times |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → | 1755 times |
| τὴν | ten | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| γῆν | gen | earth | G1093 → | 248 times |
| ὡς | hos | as | G5613 → | 500 times |
| συκῆ | suke | a fig tree | G4808 → | |
| βάλλει | ballei | casts | G906 → | 121 times |
| τοὺς | tous | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| ὀλύνθους | olunthous | unripe figs | G3653 → | |
| αὐτῆς | autes | of it | G846 → | 5565 times |
| ὑπὸ | hupo | by | G5259 → | |
| ἀνέμου | anemou | a wind | G417 → | 31 times |
| μεγάλου | megalou | great | G3173 → | 243 times |
| σειομένη, | seiomene | being shaken, | G4579 → |
καὶand
kaiG2532 →9120 times
οἱthe
hoiG3588 →19766 times
ἀστέρεςstars
asteresG792 →24 times
τοῦ<the>
touG3588 →19766 times
οὐρανοῦof heaven
ouranouG3772 →272 times
ἔπεσανfell
epesanG4098 →90 times
εἰςto
eisG1519 →1755 times
τὴνthe
tenG3588 →19766 times
γῆνearth
genG1093 →248 times
ὡςas
hosG5613 →500 times
συκῆa fig tree
sukeG4808 →
βάλλειcasts
balleiG906 →121 times
τοὺςthe
tousG3588 →19766 times
ὀλύνθουςunripe figs
olunthousG3653 →
αὐτῆςof it
autesG846 →5565 times
ὑπὸby
hupoG5259 →
ἀνέμουa wind
anemouG417 →31 times
μεγάλουgreat
megalouG3173 →243 times
σειομένη,being shaken,
seiomeneG4579 →
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 24:29Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will…
it leads to
- Joel 3:15
The sun and moon will grow dark, and the stars will no longer shine.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Mark 13:24–25
But in those days, after that tribulation: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light;
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Amos 8:9
And in that day, declares the Lord GOD, I will make the sun go down at noon, and I will darken the earth in the daytime.
- Isaiah 13:10
For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
- Isaiah 24:23
The moon will be confounded and the sun will be ashamed; for the LORD of Hosts will reign on Mount Zion and in Jerusalem, and before His elders with great glory.
- Joel 3:15
Through
Isaiah 34:4All the stars of heaven will be dissolved. The skies will be rolled up like a scroll, and all their stars will fall like withered leaves from the vine, like foliage from the fig…
it leads to
- Revelation 6:13–14
and the stars of the sky fell to the earth like unripe figs dropping from a tree shaken by a great wind.
- Matthew 24:29
Immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will…
- Revelation 6:13–14
Through
Revelation 9:1Then the fifth angel sounded his trumpet, and I saw a star that had fallen from heaven to earth, and it was given the key to the pit of the Abyss.
it leads to
- Revelation 8:10
Then the third angel sounded his trumpet, and a great star burning like a torch fell from heaven and landed on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water.
- Revelation 8:10
Where this verse is studied
About Revelation
This page draws on 12 works. Open the list of works
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Alcuin of York, COMMENTARY ON REVELATION; Andreas of Caesarea, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 6:12-13; Bede, Commentary on Revelation; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible; Oecumenius, Commentary on Revelation; Tertullian, Against Hermogenes; Ticonius, COMMENTARY ON THE APOCALYPSE 6:13 and Victorinus of Pettau, Commentary on the Apocalypse of the Blessed John.